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1921 ROYAL / JAPAN: Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan at Manchester
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2:06Now PlayingDate: 25th May 1921
Location: Manchester
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Japanese Crown Prince in the Midlands. HRH from the land of silk visits Cottonopolis
ENGLAND: Manchester:
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GV car bearing the Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan down wide streets with mounted police escort a second car behind them.
Hirohito standing still in city square as soldier blows (national anthem), large crowd gathered round square.
Royal party walk along pavement through doorway into building
GV four officers on horseback preceding Prince as car ride down wide street.
SV Royal party walking through doorway.
SV Prince and party walk towards open top car in foreground. Prince steps into car, Mayor site down beside him.
Procession of cars along past crowds of people lining pavements.
Mayor and Prince Hirohito step out of car. Crowd filling pavements in background.
Prince standing posing in city square, while national anthem played, cameramen standing on pavement.
GV procession of cars down street.
LS pan along massive crowd filling pavements, one man climbing down lamppost, several surrounding monument.
Car draws up in f/g and Prince steps out.
LS horses preceding Prince's car down wide street.
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